Pinhole leak repaired at Oyster Creek

NRC describes leak as 'non-emergency'

6:04 AM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Written by

Bob Vosseller
@rvosseller

A small leak detected Monday in an auxiliary cooling system pipe at the Oyster Creek Generating Station has been repaired, according to officials for the nuclear power plant.

Plant workers identified a "pinhole" leak in the pipe during Oyster Creek's ongoing "refueling period," according to a report by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC described the leak as a "non-emergency."

Every two years, the plant, owned by Exelon, undergoes a refueling period, in which routine testing of various systems and components are performed. This year, it began Oct. 23. ...